List of defunct airlines of the United States (A–C)

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The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).

For reasons of size, this article is broken into four parts:

Airline State or territory Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs and
focus cities 		Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
0–9
135 Airlines Texas GNL Dallas Love Field 1995 1995 [1]
4 W Air Alaska King Salmon 2003 2003 [2]
A
AAA Air Enterprises Nebraska Eppley Airfield 1977 1986 Acquired by Mid-Continent Airlines[3]
AAI Alaska Aeronautical Industries Alaska YC ALR Anchorage 1954 1987 Agreement with Continental Airlines[4]
AAXICO Florida Miami 1946 1966 Acquired by Saturn Airways.
Abbe Air Cargo Alaska Wasilla 2001 2003 Operated C-47[5]
ABC Airlines California Ontario 1965 1966 [6]
Absaroka Airways Montana Red Lodge 1994 2012 Scenic flights around the Beartooth Mountains. Operated Cessna 172[7]
ACA Aviation Corporation of the Americas Alaska Anchorage 1927 1932 Founded by Juan Trippe[8]
Academy Airlines Georgia ACD ACADEMY Atlanta 1979 2006 [9]
AccessAir Iowa ZA CYD CYCLONE Des Moines 1998 2001
Ace Air Cargo Express Ohio CG AER Cleveland Hopkins 1976 1982 Renamed to Shalkow Air Cargo Express. Operated C-47[10]
Ace Airways Massachusetts 1965 1971 Operated Beech D18S[11]
Ace Aviation Maine 1979 2000 Air charter service[12]
ACM Aviation California BJT BAYJET San Jose ? 2010 Acquired by TWC Aviation[13]
Action Airlines Connecticut XQ AXQ ACTION AIR Goodspeed 1979 2000 [14]
Active Aero Charter Michigan AVR ACTIVE AERO Willow Run 1999 2000 [15]
ADI Aerodynamics Michigan 4A DYN AERODYNAMICS Oakland Pontiac 2011 2018 Acquired by California Pacific Airlines. Operated Embraer ERJ 145[16]
ADI Domestic Airlines Illinois C14 Chicago O'Hare 1992 1998 [17]
Adirondack Airlines New York Adirondack 1991 1991 [18]
Admiral Airways California Burbank 1959 1962 Established as Quaker City Airways. Operated Lockheed Constellation[19]
Admiralty Air Florida Palm Beach 2009 2017 Operated Embraer ERJ-135[20]
Ads-Aloft Washington Seattle 1994 1995 Banner towing company[21]
Advanced Air Management California Burbank 2000 2015 Renamed to Zetta Jet[22]
Adventure Airlines Nevada Las Vegas McCarran 1995 1996 [23]
Adventure Aviation Idaho Coeur d'Alene 1995 1995 Scenic flights[24]
Aerial Transit Company Florida AEZ AERIAL TRANZ Miami 1982 1994 Sold to Southeast Cargo Airlines in 1994. Operated 707, DC-6[25]
Aerie Airlines Tennessee Clarksville–Montgomery 1971 1979 [26]
Aero Coach Florida DF DFA AEROCOACH Fort Lauderdale 1983 1991 Operated Cessna 402, Embraer Bandeirante[27]
Aero Commuter California Long Beach 1967 1969 Merged with Cable Commuter Airlines and Catalina Airlines[28]
Aero Contractors North Carolina Smithfield 1979 2006 Charter carrier that provided flights for CIA[29]
Aero Corporation of California California Los Angeles 1926 1930 Operated Universal Aircraft[30]
Aero Flight Services Florida Fort Lauderdale 1976 2000 Operated Hawker 400A, Learjet 23, Learjet 25[31]
Aero Limited Florida Miami 1919 1919 Acquired by Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company[32]
Aero Taxi Rockford Illinois Chicago Rockford 1998 2001 Cargo carrier[33]
Aero Union California Chico 1960 2011 Lost federal firefighting contract as a result of the U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal.[34]
Aero Virgin Islands Virgin Islands St. Thomas 1977 1990
Aero West Airlines Colorado Colorado Springs 1982 1982 Acquired the assets of Royal West Airlines. Operated DC-3[35]
Aeroamerica Washington EO AEO AEROAMERICA Seattle
Berlin Tegel 		1973 1982
Aerocosta Florida Miami 1972 1972 Cargo carrier[36]
Aerodynamics Inc. Georgia 4A DYN AERODYNAMICS Denver 1959 2018 Acquired by California Pacific Airlines.
Aeroflex Corporation New Jersey Aeroflex–Andover 1958 1971 Operated Beech E18S, Beech Bonanza, Hiller UH-12[37]
Aerolaska Alaska 1982 1986 [38]
Aeromarine Airways Florida Key West 1921 1924 Operated Felixstowe F5L flying boat[39]
Aeromarine West Indies Airways Florida Biscayne Bay 1920 1924 Formed by a merger between Florida West Indies Airways and Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company. Reorganized as Aeromarine Airways
Aeromech Airlines West Virginia KC RZZ AEROMECH North Central West Virginia Airport 1951 1983 Merged into Wright Airlines
Aeronaut Air Services Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi 1966 1966 Operated DC-3[40][41]
Aerostar Airlines Georgia Atlanta 1981 1983 Went bankrupt and sold to Flight International Airlines. Operated Boeing 727[42]
Aerosun International Florida ASI AEROSUN Miami 1978 1982 Established as Red Carpet Airlines. Operated Convair 440, DC-3[43]
Aerovias Sud Americana Florida Tampa 1947 1965 Renamed to Air Americana. Operated C-46, DC-6A, DC-4[44]
AEX Air Arizona DST DESERT Phoenix Sky Harbor 2004 2006 Charter operator[45]
aha! Nevada EV ASQ ACEY Reno-Tahoe 2021 2022 Commenced operations as ExpressJet in 1987. Announced liquidation in 2022.[46]
Aho Flying Service Alaska Anchorage 1930 1930 [47]
Air 1 Missouri CB AON GATEWAY St. Louis Lambert 1983 1985 Operated Boeing 727, Jetstream 31[48][49]
Air Alaska Cargo Washington 8S Spokane 1986 1998 Began as Salair[50]
Air America District of Columbia GM AMR AIR AMERICA Saigon
Vientiane
Udorn 		1950 1976 Founded by Claire Lee Chennault as Civil Air Transport. Operated by the CIA
Air America California GM AMR Los Angeles 1989 1990 Established as Total Air in 1984[51]
Air Americana Florida Tampa 1965 1981 Established as Aerovias Sud Americana in 1947. Operated DC-3, Lockheed L-1649[52]
Air Astro California Los Angeles 1968 1971 Operated Carstedt Jet Liner 600[53]
Air Atlanta Georgia CC CRB AIRLAN Atlanta 1984 1987
Air Aurora Illinois AX AAI Aurora 1977 2000 Air taxi operator[54]
Air Bahia California San Diego 1979 1980
Air Bama Alabama ABI Montgomery 1978 1984 Operated Beech 18, HP Jetstream[55]
Air Berlin USA AB BER AIR BERLIN Berlin Tegel 1978 1992 Reconstituted as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG in 1990 under German company law.
Air California California OC ACL AIRCAL Orange County 1967 1987 Merged into American Airlines.
Air Cargo Express Alaska 3K FXG CARGO EXPRESS Fairbanks 1995 1995 [56]
Air Cargo Hawaii Hawaii Honolulu 1977 1992 Established in 1973 as Air Distribution. Operated Shorts Skyvan[57]
Air Cargo Masters South Dakota Sioux Falls 1995 2006 Operated Beech 1900, Beech Queen Air, SA227[58]
Air Cargo Transport New Jersey Newark 1945 1948 Operated C-47[59][60]
Air Caribbean Puerto Rico San Juan 1975 1979
Air Carolina South Carolina FN Florence 1967 1980 Established as Florence Airlines. Absorbed by Atlantis Airlines.[61]
Air Carriers Alabama FCI Chilton County 1989 2003 Operated Cessna 208 Caravan[62][63]
Air Carriers Express Services Georgia Atlanta 1985 1985 Operated Cessna 208 Caravan[64][65]
Air Catalina California Catalina 1965 1976 Founded as Catalina Channel Airlines[66]
Air Central Minnesota Minneapolis–Saint Paul 1972 1973 Operated Cessnas[67]
Air Central Oklahoma Enid Woodring 1978 1980 Renamed to Trans-Central Airlines. Operated Piper Chieftain[68]
Air Central Texas ACS AIR CENTRAL Harlingen 1978 1979 [48]
Air Chaparral Nevada MAV MAVERICK Reno–Tahoe 1980 1983
Air Charter Service California Riverside 1968 1972 Operated Beech Bonanza, Cessna 150[69]
Air Charter West 1974 1977 [70]
Air Chicago Illinois Chicago Midway 1981 1982 [71]
Air Chico California Chico 1980 1982 [48]
Air Choice One Missouri 3E WBR WEBER St. Louis 1979 2022 Transferred to the Southern Airways Express brand.[72]
Air Colorado Colorado TAC Denver 1980 1981 [73]
Air Commuter Airlines Ohio Cleveland Burke 1967 1968 Merged with Wright Airlines[48]
Air Continental Ohio NAR NIGHT AIR Cleveland Hopkins 1979 1989 Acquired by US Check Airlines. Operated Learjet 23[74]
Air Contract Cargo Michigan Oakland County 1983 1992 To Gulf and Caribbean Cargo[75]
Air Cortez California AB ACI AIR CORTEZ Ontario 1977 1986
Air Distribution Hawaii Honolulu 1973 1975 To Air Cargo Hawaii. Operated Shorts Skyvan[76]
Air East Pennsylvania Johnstown–Cambria 1967 1974 [77]
Air East Texas Scholes–Galveston 1969 1971 Established as Aerosmith Airlines[78]
Air East Airlines Louisiana Lafayette 1970 1980 Connected to New Orleans[48]
Air Enterprises West Virginia Huntington Tri-State 1969 1971 Renamed to Tri-State Flying Service[79]
Air Excursions Alaska Gustavus 2013 2013 Founded by Steve Wilson. To Alaska Seaplane[80]
Air Exec Ontario California Ontario 1981 1985 Operated DC-3[81]
Air Express Colorado Denver 1932 [48]
Air Ferries California Alameda 1930 1933 Connected to San Francisco and Oakland[48]
Air Florida Florida QH FLA PALM Miami 1971 1984 Air Florida Commuter was an affiliate[82]
Air Florida Commuter Florida 1980
Air Hawaii Hawaii HP Honolulu 1977 1983 Founded by Bruce McKenzie by a merger with Island Pacific Air and Air Molokai[83]
Air Hawaii Hawaii XK AHC AIR HAWAII Honolulu 1985 1986
Air Hemet California Hemet-Ryan 1964 1984 Connected to desert cities with Los Angeles[48]
Air Holiday International Wisconsin Milwaukee 1973 1977 Owned by Robert W. Larson.[84][85][86]
Air Idaho Idaho Twin Falls 1974 1975 Founded as Trans Magic Airlines[87]
Air Illinois Illinois UX AIL AIR ILLINOIS Springfield–Branson 1970 1984
Air Indiana Indiana Evansville
Air Iowa Iowa Muscatine 1971 1974 Operated Beech 18[88]
Air Irvine California Orange County 1982 1983 Acquired by Dash Air[89]
Air Juneau Alaska Juneau 2001 2001 [90]
Air Kentucky Kentucky KN AKY AIR KENTUCKY Owensboro–Daviess 1970 1989 Commenced operations in 1974.
Air Ketchum Idaho L3 Hailey 1999 2000 Operated Beech King Air[91]
Air L.A. California UE UED Los Angeles 1982 1995 Purchased Conquest Airlines.
Air Lincoln Illinois ALN CHICAGO LINCOLN Chicago Midway 1982 1982 [48]
Air Link Airlines Colorado LNK AIR LINK Denver 1981 1984 Founded as Valley Airpark. Acquired by Fort Collins Flying Service in 1981.[92]
Air Link Airways Texas Houston Bush 1986 1988 [93]
Air Marc New York New York Kennedy 1984 1985 Founded as Eastman Airways.[94]
Air Metro Airlines Michigan DZ Traverse City 1975 1976 Operated Beech 99[95]
Air Miami Florida VW Miami 1977 1980 Renamed to North American Airlines. Operated CASA 212[96]
Air Michigan Michigan Kalamazoo 1969 1972 Operated Beech 99, Twin Otter, Cessna 310[48]
Air Mid-America Airlines Illinois Chicago Meigs Field 1969 1970 Operated DC-3[97]
Air Midway Nebraska Kearney 1992 1994 Founded by Clyde Mikelson. Operated Cessna 185, Piper Aztec[98]
Air Midwest Kansas ZV AMW AIR MIDWEST Kansas City 1965 2008 Commenced operations in 1967.
Air Missouri Michigan BF Kirksville 1976 1978 Established as Horizon Airways. Operated Cessna 207[48]
Air Molokai Hawaii Honolulu 1985 1988 Founded as Tropic Airlines[48]
Air National 6A ANE AIR TARA 1981 1984 [99]
Air Nebraska Nebraska Kearney 1976 1981 Operated Cessna 402, Piper Navajo[100]
Air Nevada California Los Angeles 1969 1970 Established as Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines. Operated DC-3[101]
Air Nevada Nevada ANV AIR NEVADA Las Vegas McCarran 1974 1998
Air New England Massachusetts NE Boston 1970 1981
Air New Mexico New Mexico Las Cruces 1980 1980 Founded as Zia Airlines[102]
Air New-Mexico New Mexico 1961 1964 [103]
Air New Orleans Alabama NT ANL AIR NEW ORLEANS Birmingham–Shuttlesworth 1981 1988
Air New Ulm Minnesota New Ulm 1973 1977 Renamed to Lake State Airways[104]
Air Newark Inc. New Jersey 2N NER NEWAIR Fort Lee 1961 1964 [105]
Air Niagara New York NA Niagara Falls 1978 1984
Air North Vermont NO ANO AIR NORTH Burlington 1963 1988 Established as Northern Airways. Contract for Allegheny Commuter in 1970. Acquired by Brockway Air in 1983.[48]
Air North Alaska Fairbanks 1982 1984 [106]
Air O'Hare Illinois Chicago O'Hare 1974 1975 Operated C-47AQ Skytrain[107]
Air Oasis California 1962 1964 Operated DC-3[108]
Air Olympia Washington Olympia 1981 1982 [109]
Air Oregon Oregon JT AIR OREGON Portland 1978 1981 Merged with Horizon Air.
Air Pac Alaska 5P APM ALASKA PACIFIC Dutch Harbor 1982 1986 Renamed to Air Pacific[110]
Air Pacific California IK Oakland 1970 1981 Founded as Eureka Aero. Merged with Gem State Airlines to form Golden Gate Airlines.
Air Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Reading 1976 1982
Air Rajneesh Oregon Big Muddy Ranch 1985 1985 Operated Convair 240[111]
Air Resorts California UZ ARZ AIR RESORTS McClellan–Palomar 1975 1996 [112]
Air Response North New York RPS New York-LaGuardia 1986 2003 Renamed to Global Air Response. Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25, Learjet 35[113][114]
Air San Juan Washington Friday Harbor 1990 1991 Founded as ChartAir[115]
Air Sedona Arizona Sedona 1983 1988 [116]
Air Services Inc.
Air Shamrock 1999 2007
Air Shannon Virginia Washington National 1966 1967 [117]
Air South (Florida) Florida GD SHAWNEE Miami Homestead 1986 1987 Operated Trislander. Owner previously associated with Shawnee Airlines, Bahamas Caribbean Airline, Aero International, Bahamas Air Bridge and Argosy Airlines[118][119]
Air South (Georgia) Georgia Atlanta 1969 1978 Founded as Nationwide Airlines Southeast. Acquired by Florida Airlines in 1975.
Air South (South Carolina) South Carolina WV KKB KHAKI BLUE Columbia (SC) 1993 1997 Commenced operations in 1994.
Air Southwest Texas Dallas-Fort Worth 1967 1971 Renamed Southwest Airlines in 1971[120]
Air Spirit Texas SIP AIR SPIRIT Dallas Love Field 1981 1984 Founded as Cen-Tex Airlines. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[121]
Air St. Thomas Virgin Islands ZP SST St. Thomas 1975 2005
Air Sunshine Florida AG AAT Miami 1974 1979 Founded as American Air Taxi in 1972. Absorbed by Air Florida[122]
Air Tahoma Ohio HMA TAHOMA Columbus 1995 2009 [123]
Air Taos New Mexico Taos 1977 1979 [124]
Air Taxi South Carolina Florence 1969 1969 Renamed Florence Airlines[125]
Air Texana Texas Lufkin 1980 1981 [126]
Air Traders International California Los Angeles 1980 1980 Operated 2 L-1049 Super Constellation[127][128]
Air Traffic Service 1972 1980 [129]
Air Trails California Salinas 1960 1999 Renamed Million Air Monterey. Operated Beech King Air, Cessna 310, Cessna 550[130]
Air Train California San Jose 1983 1989 Was a Part 204 commuter air carrier[131]
Air Transit Arizona Show Low 1959 1968 [132]
Air Transport Associates Washington Seattle 1948 1957 Operated C-46[133]
Air Transport Services Alaska Kodiak 1984 1988 Acquired by PenAir[134]
Air Travel New York ATH AIR TRAVEL New York Kennedy 1946 1946 Renamed Calasia Air Transport[135]
Air Trine Florida Miami 1976 1977 Operated Convair 880[136][137]
Air U.S. Wyoming
Colorado		 Riverton
Denver		 1978 1984 Renamed Excellair[138]
Air Vectors Airways New York Newburgh 1979 1985 Founded by Jim Aspin. Contract carrier for FedEx.[139]
Air Vegas Nevada 6V VGA AIR VEGAS North Las Vegas 1971 2004
Air Vermont Vermont MU VER AIR VERMONT Burlington 1981 1984
Air Virginia Virginia CE FVA AIR VIRGINIA Lynchburg 1979 1988 Established as Cardinal Airlines. Renamed AVAir in 1985[140]
Air-Lift Commuter North Carolina 3L WPK Raleigh Durham 1976 1988 Operated Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner[141]
Air-Speed Massachusetts Hanscom Field 1974 1980 Operated Beech 99, Piper Cherokee[142]
Air21 California A7 UBA ROCKETEER Fresno Yosemite 1995 1997 Operated Fokker F-28, bankrupt
Airborne Express Washington GB ABX ABEX Seattle–Tacoma 1946 2003 Founded as Airborne Flower Traffic Association of California. Merged with Airborne Freight to form ABX Air.
Airbourne Freight Company Ohio Wilmington 1968 1980 Renamed Airborne Express[143]
Airborne Transport Florida Miami 1948 1948 Operated Douglas DST-144[144][145]
Aircharters World WFT WORLD FLIGHT 1994 1994 Charter carrier[146]
AirCal California OC ACL AIRCAL Orange County 1981 1987 Established as Air California[147]
Aircraft Pool Leasing Coorporation Florida Miami 1973 ? Operated L-1049 Super Constellation[148]
AirExec Maryland Ocean City 1973 1975 Operated Twin Otter[149]
Airgo Air Freight Texas Dallas Love Field 1977 1981 Operated Vickers Viscount, DC-3, Convair 440[150]
Airlift International Florida RD AIR AIRLIFT Miami 1945 1991 Founded as Riddle Airlines
Airline Transport Carriers California Burbank 1946 1955 Founded by Charles C. Sherman and Edna K. Sherman
Operated in tandem with California Central Airlines
Operated Douglas DC-3
Airmark Aviation TRH TRANSTAR 1991 1993 Renamed Transtar Airlines
Airmark Corporation MRC AIRMARC 1983 1985 VIP charters carrier[151]
AirNow Vermont RLR RATTLER Bennington 1957 2011 Established as Business Air
AirOne K3 QTN 1998 2002 [152]
Airpac Alaska APM ALASKA PACIFIC 1978 1986 [153]
Airplane Charter by Mercer Hollywood Burbank 1946 1955 Renamed Mercer Airlines in 1955[154]
Airship Airways Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood 1998 2000 Renamed Planet Airways[155]
Airship Ventures California Moffett Federal Airfield 2008 2012
AirSpur California OT ASU SPUR EXPRESS Los Angeles 1981 1985 Acquired by Evergreen International Airlines[156]
AirTrain Airlines Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 1993 1995 Renamed Jettrain in 1996[157]
AirTran Airways Florida FL TRS CITRUS Orlando 1992 2014 Merged into Southwest Airlines
AirTran JetConnect Georgia Atlanta 2002 2004
AirVantage Airlines Minnesota 3N AVV AIRVANTAGE St. Paul Downtown 1981 1997 [158]
Airvia Transportation Company New York New York City 1929 1929 Operated Savoia-Marchetti S.55[159]
Airways International Florida 4A AWB AIRNAT Miami 1981 1999
Airways of New Mexico New Mexico ANM AIR NEW MEXICO 1977 1984 [160]
Aladdin Air Services Utah Panguitch 1996 2001 [161]
Alair Alabama KB Anniston 1977 1979 [162]
Alamo Jet Alabama KB Stinson 1992 1998 Charter carrier[163]
Alaska Aerial Transportation Company Alaska 1924 1924 [164]
Alaska Air Taxi Alaska 1995 2006 Operated Texas Turbines Super Otter[165]
Alaska Air Transport Alaska Juneau 1935 1939 Merged with Marine Airways to form Alaska Coastal Airlines.
Alaska Cargo Alaska 2004 2004 [166]
Alaska Central Airways Alaska Ruby 1974 1981 Founded as Tanana Air Taxi. Acquired by Harold’s Air Service in 1981.[167]
Alaska Coastal Airlines Alaska Juneau 1939 1968 Acquired by Alaska Airlines.
Alaska Flying Tours Alaska Fairbanks 2001 2001 Tour service operator[168]
Alaska Interior Airlines Alaska Anchorage Merrill Field 1936 1937 Acquired by Star Air Lines[169]
Alaska International Air Alaska BF AKA INTERALAS Anchorage 1972 1984 Founded as Interior Airways. Acquired by Great Northern Airlines in 1984 and renamed Markair[170]
Alaska Island Air Alaska Petersburg Johnson 1968 1988 Founded as Lon's Flying Service[171]
Alaska Island Airways Alaska Juneau 1946 1954 Merged with Alaska Coastal Airlines[172]
Alaska Mountain Flying Service Alaska 1992 2009 [173]
Alaska Southern Airways Alaska 1932 1934 [174]
Alaska Star Airlines Alaska Anchorage 1932 1944 Founded as Star Air Lines. Renamed Alaska Airlines in 1944.[175]
Alaska West Air Alaska 1989 2009 [176]
Alaska-Washington Airways Alaska 1929 1930 Acquired by Seattle-Wenatchee-Yakima Airways[177]
Alaskan Airways Alaska 1930 1932 Acquired by Pacific Alaska Airways[178]
Alaskan Coastal Airways Alaska 1986 1986 [179]
Albany Air New York YU Albany 1979 1979
Albany Air Service New York Albany 1962 1964 [180]
Alii Air Hawaii Hawaii 1970 1975 Renamed Brandt Air in 1975[181]
ALL Colorado Front Range 1988 2006 Cargo charter[182]
All American Aviation Pennsylvania Pittisburgh 1937 1939
All Hawaii Air Hawaii Honolulu 1979 1979 Cargo carrier[183]
All Star Airlines Massachusetts ASR ALL STAR Woburn 1985 1993 Charter carrier[184]
All American Airways California Oakland 1948 1959 Renamed to Saturn Airways. Operated C-46[185]
All West Freight Alaska Nikiski 1996 2012 Operated Fairchild C-123 Provider[186]
All-America Airlines California Long Beach 1994 1994 [187]
Allcair Air Transport Texas Laredo 1993 1993 Operated Douglas C-118[188]
Allegheny Air Cargo Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 1947 1947 Operated Douglas DC-3[189]
Allegheny Airlines Pennsylvania AL ALO ALLEGHENY Pittsburgh 1959 1979 Renamed to US Airways
Allegheny Commuter Pennsylvania DuBois 1969 Renamed to Crown Airways
Allen Air Commuter Kansas Topeka 1967 1975 Founded as Allen Aviation. Acquired by Capitol Airlines[190]
Alliance Airlines Illinois ALZ ALLIANCE AIR Chicago O'Hare 1984 1988 Acquired by Great Lakes Airlines[191]
Allied Air Freight Florida Miami-Opa Locka 1996 2001 Operated Douglas C-47[192]
Aloha Airlines Hawaii AQ AAH ALOHA Honolulu 1946 2008 Founded as Trans-Pacific Airlines. Cargo operations still active under Aloha Air Cargo.
Aloha IslandAir Hawaii Honolulu 1987 1992 Founded as Princeville Airways. Acquired by Island Air[193]
Aloha Pacific Hawaii Honolulu 1984 1985 [194]
Alpha Air California 7V ALH ALPHA AIR Los Angeles 1976 1995 [195]
Alpine Airbus California Los Angeles 1973 1973 [196]
Alpine Aviation Nevada Nevada County Air Park 2005 2005 [197]
Alpine Aviation Corporation Illinois Chicago Rockford 1980 1981 [198]
Altair Airlines Pennsylvania AK AAR ALTAIR Philadelphia 1967 1982
Altus Airlines Oklahoma 2U AXS ALTUS Altus/Quartz Mountain 1985 1987 [199]
Alyeska Air Service Alaska ALY ALYESKA Anchorage 1982 1989 [200]
Ambassadair Indiana Indianapolis 1974 1981 Operated Boeing 720, Boeing 727[201]
Ambassador Airlines Nevada Las Vegas McCarran 1963 1968 Subsidiary of American Trans Air. Operated Beech 18, Aero Commander 500[202]
Amelia Airways Florida Fort Lauderdale Executive 1993 2000 On-demand service
Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain[203]
America West Airlines Arizona HP AWE CACTUS Phoenix Sky Harbor 1981 2005 Commenced operations in 1983. Merged with US Airways then merged with American Airlines
America West Express Nevada RP CHQ AIR SHUTTLE CHATAUQUA Las Vegas McCarran 1985 2005
AmericAir Oklahoma DE AAR PATRIOT Washington Dulles 1983 1985 [204]
American Air Taxi Florida Key West 1960 1974 Renamed Air Sunshine (1974). Operated Beech 99, Piper Aztec, de Havilland Heron[205]
American Air Transport Florida Miami 1948 1954 Operated as The Cloud Coach. Operated C-46[206]
American Central Airlines Iowa JR AAR Dubuque 1980 1984 [207]
American Export Airlines New York New York-LaGuardia 1937 1945 Renamed to American Overseas Airlines[208]
American Flyers Airline Oklahoma Ardmore 1949 1971 Taken over by Universal Airlines
American International Airways Florida Key West 1926 1927 Seaplane service to Havana[209]
American International Airways New York New York-LaGuardia 1947 1949 Operated Boeing 314, DC-4[210]
American International Airways Pennsylvania CB CKS Philadelphia 1967 2000 Merged with Kitty Hawk International and rebranded as Kalitta Air
American International Airways New Jersey Atlantic City 1981 1984 Established as Commercial Airlines in 1980. Operated MD-80, DC-9[211]
American Overseas Airlines New York New York-LaGuardia 1937 1950 Founded as American Export Airlines. Merged with Pan American Airways
American Overseas 1980s 1980s
American Railway Express District of Columbia Washington, D.C. 1918 1929 Freight service
Renamed Railway Express Agency
Operated a Handley Page converted bomber[212]
American Trans-Oceanic Company New York Port Washington 1916 1928
AmericanConnection Illinois AX Chicago O'Hare 2001 2014
AMI Jet Charter California San Francisco 1998 2007 [213]
Amistad Airline Texas Del Rio 1966 1980 [214]
Anchorage Air Transport Alaska Anchorage 1927 1928 [215]
Anchorage Airways Alaska Anchorage 1981 1982 Established as Air Logistics[216]
Angier Flying Service North Carolina Piedmont Triad 1975 1975 [217]
Antelope Airlines Wyoming Gillette–Campbell 1974 1975 [218]
Apache Airlines Arizona Phoenix Sky Harbor 1957 1970 [219]
Apex Air Cargo APX PARCEL EXPRESS Honolulu 1987 1989 [220]
Apollo Airways California SNC SONIC Santa Barbara 1969 1982 Renamed to Pacific Coast Airlines[221]
Appalachian Airlines Tennessee DI Tri-Cities 1977 1980
Arctic Circle Air Alaska 5F CIR AIR ARCTIC Fairbanks 1973 2009 Acquired by Era Alaska
Arctic Frontier Airways Washington Seattle–Tacoma 1948 1948 [222]
Arctic Guide Air Taxi Alaska Barrow 1974 1985 Charter carrier[223]
Arctic Pacific Airlines Washington Seattle-Tacoma 1947 1970 Charter carrier[224]
Arctic Transportation Services Alaska 7S RCT Anchorage 1950 2010 Rebranded as Ryan Air Services
Argonaut Airways Florida Miami 1946 1966 Operated DC-3, C-46[225]
Argosy Air Lines Florida VJ ARY GOSEY Fort Lauderdale Executive 1971 1978 [226]
Aries Air Cargo California Los Angeles 1973 1973 Cargo carrier[227]
Arista International Airlines New York RY New York Kennedy 1982 1984 Established as Tourlite International Airlines in 1980.
Arizona Air Arizona AAE ARIZONA Scottsdale 1992 1995 Scenic flights and charter[228]
Arizona Airways Arizona AAE ARIZONA Phoenix Sky Harbor 1946 1950 Merged with Summit Airways and Monarch Air Lines to form Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)
Arizona Airways (1993–1996) Arizona VZ AZY ARIZAIR Tucson 1993 1996 To Arizona Airways Express
Arizona Airways Express Arizona Tucson 1995 1996 Merged into Great Lakes Airlines[229]
Arizona Express Arizona K7 TMP TEMPE Phoenix Sky Harbor 2001 2005 [230]
Arizona Helicopters Arizona Chandler 1970s 1970s Operated in Laos during the 1970s
Arizona Pacific Airlines Arizona AZP ARIZONA PACIFIC Flagstaff 1981 1982 Began as Omni Airlines[231]
Arkansas Traveler Airline Arkansas HOG HOG-AIR 1984 1984 [232]
Armstrong Air Service Alaska Dillingham 1985 1989 [233]
Arnold Air Service Alaska 1946 1946 Operated Douglas DC-3[234]
Aroostook Airways Maine Presque Isle 1969 1972
Arrow Air Florida JW APW BIG A Miami 1947 2010
Arrowhead International Airlines Minnesota Duluth 1929 1930 Merged with Canadian-American Airlines
Operated Lockheed Vega[235]
ASA (Alaska Southcoast Airways) Alaska 1974 1974 [236]
ASA International Airlines Florida Tampa 1961 1965 Founded as Aerovias Sud Americana Inc.[237]
ASAP (All Seasons Air Pacific) California ALL Long Beach 1981 1983 [238]
Asheville Flying Service North Carolina Asheville 1982 1983 [239]
Aspen Airways Colorado AP ASP ASPEN AIR Denver Stapleton 1952 1990 Merged into Air Wisconsin
Aspen Airways Air Taxi Colorado Aspen 1953 1955 Renamed Aspen Airways[240]
Aspen Mountain Air Colorado AD Denver 1996 1998 See Lone Star Airlines
Associated Air Transport Florida Miami 1949 1962 Operated Sikorsky VS-44, DC-3, C-46, L-749[241]
Astar Air Cargo Florida ER DHL DAHL Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 1969 2012
Astec Air East New York AAE AIR EAST Canandaigua 1974 1982 [242]
Astro Airways Arkansas JW AST ASTRO-AIR Pine Bluff 1969 1995 [243]
ATA Airlines Indiana TZ AMT AMTRAN Chicago Midway 1973 2008 Founded as Ambassadair
ATA Connection Illinois 1983
Atlanta Express Georgia FX AYTEX Atlanta 1982 1987 Merged into Sunbird Airlines[244]
Atlanta Helicopter Airways Georgia CITRUS Atlanta 1960 n/a [245]
Atlanta Skylarks Georgia SLK SKYLARK Atlanta 1966 1986 Renamed Independent Air in 1986[246]
Atlantic & Pacific Airlines Texas 1947 1947 Operated Douglas DC-3[247]
Atlantic Air Massachusetts GAA ATLANTIC AIR Boston 1981 1984 Renamed to BEX Business Express[248]
Atlantic and Gulf Coast Airlines South Carolina Savannah-Hilton Head 1937 1937 [249]
Atlantic Central Airlines Maine Bangor 1975 1976 Operated Beech 18[250]
Atlantic City Airlines New Jersey Atlantic City 1965 1977 Renamed Southern Jersey Airways
Operated Twin Otters[251]
Atlantic Coast Airlines Virginia Washington Dulles 1989 2006 Merged into Independence Air
Atlantic Coast Jet 1989 2003 Operated Dornier 328JET[252]
Atlantic Gulf Airlines Florida ZY AGF ATLANTIC GULF Tampa 1983 1986
Atlantic North Airlines New Hampshire 8M SDD SKY DANCE Laconia 1993 1993 Merged into Ocean Air Tradeways
Atlantic Seaboard Airlines New Jersey Bader Field 1960 1961 [253]
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Georgia EV ASQ ACEY Detroit 1979 2011 Merged into ExpressJet
Atlantis Airlines North Carolina SG AAO ATLANTIS AIR Charlotte 1979 1991 Branded as Eastern Atlantis Express
ATO America Trans-Oceanic Company Florida
New York		 Miami
Long Island City		 1920 1921 Acquired by Curtiss-Metropolitan Airplane Company[254]
Atorie Air Texas PAV ATORIE-AIR El Paso 1983 1986 Founded as Pronto Aviation Services
Operated Douglas DC-3[255]
ATX Air Services Texas Fort Worth Alliance 2013 2016 Rebranded to Hillwood Airways[256][257]
Austin Express Texas 7V TXX COWBOY Austin-Bergstrom 1997 2000
Austral Aviation Wisconsin AL SYX Milwaukee Mitchell 1994 2008 [258]
Av Atlantic Florida G6 KYC DOLPHIN Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 1991 1996
AVAir North Carolina Raleigh Durham 1986 1989 Former American Eagle operator[259]
Avalon Air Transport California Long Beach 1953 1963 Founded as Catalina Air Transport[260]
Avery Aviation Wyoming Greybull 1961 1969 Operated Consolidated Privateer, Cessna 180[261]
Aviation Enterprises Texas 1940 1947 Renamed to Trans-Texas Airways[262]
Aviation Services Inc. Kansas Wichita 1967 1969 Founded by Gary M. Adamson. Renamed to Air Midwest[263]
Aviex Jet Texas Houston 1979 1999 Operated Super King Air 200, Learjet 25, Aero Commander 1121 Jet Commander[264]
Avolar Nevada VLX AVOLAR Las Vegas McCarran 2001 2002 [265]
Aztec Air Florida Panama City 1967 1996 [266]
Aztec Air California Long Beach 1989 1989 Charter carrier[267]
Aztec Airlines Texas El Paso 1966 1967 [268]
B
B & C Aviation Tennessee Nashville 1973 1999 Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25[269]
B Airways Florida Miami 1989 1990 Operated Douglas DC-3[270]
B Airways Air Cargo Florida Miami 1997 1999 [271]
B.A.S Airlines Ohio Youngstown–Warren 1981 1988 Founded as Skyline Motors Aviation[272]
Bahamas Express Florida Miami 1987 1988 Established as Pacific Inter Air. Renamed Majestic Air[273]
Baja Cortez Airlines California XT BCA Los Angeles 1977 1983 Operated BN Islander, Riley Turbo Skyliner[274]
Bakersfield Aviation Services California Meadows Field 1973 1975 Operated Beech E18S, Beech Bonanza[275]
Ball Brothers Alaska Anchorage 1977 1980 Fresh fish carrier[276]
Baltia Air Lines New York New York Kennedy 1989 2018 Renamed to USGlobal Airways[277]
Baltimore Air Charter Maryland Baltimore–Washington 2004 2006 [278]
Baltimore Airways Maryland Logan Field 1929 1930 [279]
Baltimore Airways Company Maryland Park Heights, Baltimore 1929 1929 [280]
Baltimore Helicopter Services Maryland Baltimore–Washington 2004 2015 Renamed GrandView Aviation[281]
Bar Harbor Airlines Maine QO AJC BAR HARBOR Bangor 1950 1971 Merged into Continental Express
Barnes and Gorst Air Mail Washington Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base 1927 1927 [282]
Barnhill & McGee Airways Alaska Anchorage 1931 1932 Forerunner of McGee Airways
Barr Air Transport Alaska 1935 1938 Founded by Frank Barr[283]
BAX Global Florida 8W Miami 1997 2011 Founded as Burlington Northern Airfreight then Burlington Air Express[284]
Bay Valley Air Service California San Francisco 1947
Bee Line Connecticut 1923 1925 Renamed to Colonial Air Transport[285]
Beeson Aviation Kansas Concordia 1965 1968 Absorbed by Trans-Mo Airlines[286]
Bellair Alaska 7G Anchorage 1980 2004 Operated Volpar Turboliner[287]
Bellingham-Seattle Airways Washington Bellingham 1964 1969 Merged into Puget Sound Airlines[288]
Bennett-Rodebaugh Company Alaska 1927 1927 [289]
Best Airlines Kentucky IW BST BESTWAY Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 1982 1986
Biegert Aviation Arizona Chandler 1984 1993 Cargo carrier
Operated Douglas C-54[290]
Big Sky Airlines Montana GQ BSY BIG SKY Billings Logan 1978 2008
Bimini Island Air Florida BMY BIMINI Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 1993 2010 AOC removed by the FAA in 2011
BizAir Shuttle Ohio UE DuPage 2015 2015 Established as BizCharters
Operated Dornier 328, ERJ-135[291]
Blackhawk Airways Wisconsin BB BAK BLACKHAWK Southern Wisconsin 1970 1996 Operated Beech E18S[292]
Blatz Airlines California Burbank 1947 1962 Operated DC-3, DC-4[293]
Blatz Airlines Nevada 1963 1963 Renamed Nevada Airlines. Formed Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines in 1964[294]
Blue Dog Washington Omak 1968 1971 Commuter services
Operated Aero Commander 560, Cessna 182[295]
Blue Line Air Express Wisconsin 4U Medford 1982 1982 [296]
Blue Moon Aviation Minnesota Minneapolis–Saint Paul 2003 2005 [297]
Bluebell Aviation 1969 1973 Renamed to Wrangler Aviation[298]
Bluegrass Airlines Kentucky Bowling Green 1944 1946
Bo-S-Aire BAA BOWMAN AIR 1979 1989 [299]
Bob Harris Flying Service Alaska Bethel 1956 1975 Renamed Yute Air Alaska[300]
Boeing Air Transport Washington Boeing Field 1927 1930 To United Airlines
Boise Aviation Idaho Boise 1967 1971 Third-level services[301]
Bonanza Air Lines Nevada BL BONANZA North Las Vegas 1945 1968 Merged with Pacific Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West which was then renamed Hughes Airwest
Bonanza Airlines Arizona BON BONAIR Phoenix Sky Harbor 1978 1978 Established as Mountain West Airlines[302]
Borrego Springs Airline California Borrego Valley 1968 1968 Renamed Sun Aire Lines[303]
Boone County Airlines Kentucky Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 1946 1950
Boston Airport Corporation Massachusetts East Boston 1925 1926 Operated Travel Air[304]
Boston Maine-Central Vermont Airways Massachusetts Boston 1933 1940 Formed by the merger of Boston Maine Airways and Central Vermont Airways[305]
Boston-Maine Airways Massachusetts Boston 1931 1933 [306]
Boston-Maine Airways New Hampshire E9 CXS CLIPPER CONNECTION Hanscom Field 1999 2008
Bowen Air Lines Texas Dallas/Fort Worth 1930 1935 Acquired by Braniff Airways[307]
Braniff International Airways Texas BN BNF BRANIFF Dallas/Fort Worth 1930 1982 Went bankrupt, some assets sold to Braniff Inc.
Braniff (1983–1990) Texas BN BNF BRANIFF Dallas/Fort Worth 1983 1990 Officially Braniff Inc. aka Braniff II; went bankrupt, assets sold to Braniff International Airlines, Inc.
Braniff (1991–1992) Texas BE Dallas/Fort Worth 1991 1992 Officially Braniff International Airlines, Inc. aka Braniff III; went bankrupt
Branson Airlines Florida E5 BRN BRANSON Fort Lauderdale Executive 1992 1994 Founded as Dash Airlines renamed Eclipse Airlines[308]
Bremerton Air Taxi Washington Bremerton 1964 1969 [309]
Britt Airways Indiana RU BTA BRIT-AIR Terre Haute 1956 1985 Founded as Vercoa Air Service. Merged into ExpressJet
Bristol Bay Air Service Alaska Bethel 1930 1943 Acquired by Ray Petersen Flying Service[310]
Brockway Air Vermont SS CVA BROCKWAY Burlington 1984 1989 Merged into Metro Airlines
Brooks Air Transport Alaska Fairbanks 1986 1986 Renamed to Brools Fuel[311]
Brooks Fuel Alaska Fairbanks 1986 2008 Founded as Brools Air Transport[312]
Brower Airlines Iowa UD Fort Madison 1968 1980 Founded as Brower Airways[313]
Buckeye Air Service Ohio Cleveland Hopkins 1967 1971 [314]
Budyer Air Wyoming Evanston 1981 1982 [315]
Buffalo Airways Texas BV BVA Waco 1982 1996 Operated Boeing 707, Canadair CL-44, Douglas DC-8[316]
Buker Airlines Vermont Hartness 1966 1968 Renamed to Trans East Airlines[317]
Burdett Air Lines California Los Angeles 1919 1927 Jack Frye merged with Aero Corporation and Standard Air Lines[318]
Burlington Air Express California 8W Miami 1986 1997 Merged into BAX Global
Burlington Airways BUR BURLINGTON 1979 1982 [319]
Burlington Northern Airfreight Florida 1972 1985 Renamed to Burlington Air Express[320]
Business Express Airlines Massachusetts HQ GAA BIZEX Boston 1982 2000 Merged into American Eagle Airlines
Byerly Airlines Illinois Jacksonville 1955 1961 [321]
C
C & M Airlines California REM REM Inyokern 1979 1985 Renamed to Indian Wells Airlines[322]
C & R Connair Connecticut 1967 1971 Scheduled commuter services[323]
C-Air California Los Angeles 1964 1969 [324]
Cable Commuter Airlines California Cable 1967 1969 Established as Cable Air Taxi. Acquired by Aero Commuter[325]
Cal Aero Airways California Van Nuys 1969 1970 [326]
Cal Jet Elite Air California McClellan–Palomar 2015 2018 [327]
Cal Sierra Airlines California San Diego 1980 1981
Calasia Air Transport California New York Kennedy 1946 1950 Established as Air Travel[328]
California Air Charter California CAC CALAIR Hollywood Burbank 1968 1971 Renamed to Ameriflight[329]
California Air Commuter California CLM CALCOM Oakland 1975 1979 Owned by Martin Aviation[330]
California Air Freight California 1959 1959 [331]
California Air Shuttle California Oxnard 1990 1990 Operated Swearingen Metro[332]
California Airways California Santa Monica 1979 1986 [333]
California Central Airlines California Hollywood Burbank 1947 1955 Assets bought by Southwest Airways and Allegheny Airlines
California Eastern Airways California Oakland 1946 1961 Military contract charter[334]
California Hawaiian Airlines California 1946 1962 A brand of Airline Transport Carriers
California Pacific (CalPac) California Los Angeles 1993 2005 To Mesa Airlines
California Pacific Airlines California 4A DYN AERODYNAMICS McClellan–Palomar 2018 2019
California Seaboard Airlines Arizona SSB CAL SEABOARD Laughlin/Bullhead 1983 1986 [335]
California Time Airlines California Hollywood Burbank 1963 1963 [336]
Cal-State Airlines California Los Angeles 1968 1970 [337]
Cam Air International OX FLM BOXHAULER 1983 1986 Established as Fleming International Airways. Renamed to Spirit of America Airlines[338]
Canadian Colonial Airways New York New York Flushing 1928 1942 Operated flight to Montreal. Renamed to Colonial Airlines[339]
Canadian-American Airlines Minnesota Minneapolis 1929 1930 Merged with Arrowhead International Airlines
Operated Lockheed Vega, Travel Air 6000[340]
Cape & Islands Air Freight Massachusetts Nantucket ? 2015 Division of Island Airlines
Cape & Islands Airline Massachusetts Hyannis Barnstable 1951 1970 To Air New England
Operated Beech 18, Twin Otter, Piper Navajo, Piper Aztec[341]
Cape Smythe Air Alaska 6C CMY CAPE SMYTHE AIR Barrow 1975 2005 To Frontier Flying Service
Capital Airlines Washington, D.C. CA CAP CAPITOL Washington National 1948 1961 Merged into United Airlines
Capital Cargo International Airlines Florida PT CCI CAPPY Miami 1996 2013 Merged into ATI Air Transport International
Capitol Airlines Kansas Manhattan 1965 1989 Acquired by Allen Aviation. Operated as Braniff Express[342]
Capitol Airways Tennessee CL CL CAPITOL Hub
New York Kennedy		 1946 1984
Cardinal Airlines Virginia NN CDA Lynchburg 1968 1976 Renamed to Air Virginia, Operated BN Islander, Beech 99[343]
Cargo 360 Washington GG GGC LONGHAUL Seattle–Tacoma 2005 2008 To Southern Air
Caribair Puerto Rico ZQ SFG CARIB SUN San Juan 1939 1973 Merged into Eastern Airlines
Caribbean Express Florida Miami 1983 1988 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Cessna 402B[344]
Caribbean Sun Florida Miami 2002 2007 To World Atlantic Airlines
Carnival Air Lines Florida KW CAA CARNIVAL AIR Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 1988 1998 Merged into Pan Am (1996), to Boston-Maine Airways
Cascade Airways Washington CZ CCD CASCADE Seattle-Tacoma 1969 1986
Casino Express Airlines Nevada XP CXP CASINO EXPRESS Las Vegas McCarran 1987 2005 Rebranded as Xtra Airways
Catalina Air Lines California CAI CATALINA Long Beach 1963 1967 Established as Catalina Air Transport, then Avalon Air Transport (1953), then Catalina Air Lines (1963), acquired by Golden West Airlines
Catalina Air Transport California Long Beach 1940 1953 Renamed to Avalon Air Transport[345]
Catalina Channel Airlines California Pebble Beach 1959 1966 Founded by Bob Hanley. Used seaplane[346]
Catlin Aviation Oklahoma CLN CATLIN Durant Eaker Field 1969 1969 Commuter services[347]
Catskill Airways New York KF CSK CATSKILL Utica 1966 1989 Merged into Mohawk Airlines[348]
CCAir North Carolina ED CDL CAROLINA Charlotte Douglas 1987 2002 [349]
Centennial Airlines Wyoming BE CNL WYO-AIR Laramie 1981 1987 Merged into Mesa Airlines
Cen-Tex Airlines Texas CTX CEN-TEX 1981 1983 Commuter services[350]
Central Airlines (1934) Virginia Washington National 1934 1936 Merged into Pennsylvania Airlines. Operated Stinson Model A[351]
Central Airlines Texas Dallas Love Field 1949 1967 Merged into Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)
Central American International California Louisville 1973 1987 Established as Central American Airways Flying Service. To Trans International Airlines[352]
Central Iowa Airlines Iowa Davenport 1973 1973 Operated DC-3[353]
Central State Airlines Ohio Cleveland Shea Field 1989 1990 Operated BAe Jetstream[354]
Centurion Air Cargo Florida WE CWC CHALLENGE CARGO Miami 1985 2018 Formerly known as Challenge Air Cargo
Century 2000 1971 1973 [355]
Century Airlines Michigan Oakland County 1973 1996 Established as S.S. Airways[356]
Century Airlines California Arcata–Eureka 1977 1981 Established as Six Rivers Air Service[357]
Century Pacific Air Lines California Los Angeles 1931 1932 To American Airways[358]
CF Air Freight 1986 1989 Established as Consolidated Freightways. Merged into Emery Worldwide[359]
CHA California Hawaiian 1946 1962 Charter airline[360]
Chalk’s Flying Service Florida Miami 1919 1936 Renamed to Chalk's International Airlines
Operated Stinson Voyager with floats[361]
Chalk's International Airlines Florida BK CHK CHALKS Miami Seaplane Base 1996 1996 Established as Red Arrow Flying Service in 1917
Operated DHC-7 Dash 7, Grumman Albatross, Grumman Mallard[362]
Chalk’s Ocean Airways Florida OP CHK Miami 1999 2005 Renamed to Chalk's International Airlines
Operated Beech 1900D, Grumman G-73 Mallard, Saab 340A[363]
Challenge Air Cargo Florida WE CWC CHALLENGE CARGO Miami 1985 2001 Charter airline[364]
Challenge Air International Florida VV OFF CHALLENGE AIR Miami 1984 1987 Former Challenge International Airlines[365]
Challenger Airlines Wyoming Laramie 1947 1950 Merged with Monarch Airlines (1946–1950) and Arizona Airways
Champion Air Minnesota MG CCP CHAMPION AIR Minneapolis–Saint Paul 1995 2008 Formed from MGM Grand Air
Channel Air Lift Hawaii Honolulu 1967 1969 Went bankrupt[366]
Chapman Air EXR EXPRESS COURIER 1978 1985 Renamed to Flight Express, Inc.[367]
Chapparal Airlines Texas FC CPL CHAPPARAL Abilene 1975 1990 Merged into Metro Airlines[368]
Charter Air Transport Ohio VC Cleveland Hopkins 1997 2015 Renamed to Via Airlines[369]
Charter Airlines Florida Gainesville 1977 1979 Established as Charterair Commuter Airline. Merged into Mackey International Airlines. Operated Convair 580[370]
Charter One Airlines Michigan Detroit 1980 1992 Renamed to Spirit Airlines[371]
Charterair Commuter Airlines Florida HO CITRUS Gainesville 1977 1979 Renamed to Charter Air Center[372]
Chatham Airlines 1964 1970 Established as Lemco Flying Services[373]
Chautauqua Airlines Indiana RP CHQ CHAUTAUQUA Chicago O'Hare 1973 2014 To Shuttle America
Cherokee Airlines
Cherokee Airtaxi Florida CITRUS Athens Ben Epps 1968 1971 [374]
Chesapeake Airways Maryland Salisbury–Ocean City 1946 1965 Merged into Metro Airlines[375]
Chicago Air Illinois CH CHGO WILDONION Chicago Midway 1985 1986
Chicago Airways Illinois Chicago O'Hare 1959 1961 [376]
Chicago and Southern Air Lines California CS CSA Peoria Downing 1933 1953 As Pacific Seaboard Air Lines, rebranded Chicago and Southern Air Lines (1935), merged with Delta Air Lines
Chicago Express Airlines Illinois C8 WDY WINDY CITY Chicago Midway 1993 2005
Chicago Helicopter Airways Illinois Chicago O'Hare 1954 1965 Established as Helicopter Air Service
Chippewa Air Commuter Michigan CPW CHIPPEWA-AIR Manistee 1977 1978 [377]
Christiansen Air Service Alaska Anchorage 1956 1956 Acquired by Cordova Airlines[378]
Christler Flying Services New York CHR CHRISTLER 1970 1979 Aerial spraying[379]
Christler-Avery Aviation Wyoming Greybull 1951 1961 Founded by Mel Christler and Morris Avery. Operated B-18 Bolo, B-25 Mitchell, Northrop Delta[380]
Christman Air System Pennsylvania SX CAS CHRISTMAN Washington County 1977 1991 [381]
Cimarron Aire Oklahoma CMN McAlester 2004 2006 [382]
CitationAir Connecticut FIV FIVE STAR White Plains 1998 2014 [383]
CityLink Airlines HSR HOOSIER 2001 2002 [384]
Clearwater Flying Service Idaho CFS Orofino 1977 1977 Renamed to Empire Airlines[385]
Cleveland-Detroit Air Line Ohio Cleveland Hopkins 1927 1928 [386]
Clifford Ball Airline Pennsylvania Bettis Field 1927 1930 Acquired by Pennsylvania Airlines[387]
Clinton Aero New York SS CVA CLINCO Plattsburgh 1971 1984 Merged with Air North to form Brockway Air[388]
Coastal Air Georgia Atlanta 1975 1976 Renamed to Southeastern Commuter Airlines[389]
Coastal Air Freight Operated Fokker Super Universal
Coastal Air Lines California San Francisco 1947 1962 Began as Coastal Cargo[390]
Coastal Airlines Florida St. Petersburg–Clearwater 1968 1969 [391]
Coastal Airlines Rhode Island Warwick 1983 1989 Began as National Air[392]
Coastal Airways Washington PN SQV COASTAL AIR Sequim Valley 1982 1992 Operated commuter service[393]
Coastal Plains Commuter South Carolina Hilton Head 1978 1979 [394]
Cochise Airlines Arizona DP Tucson 1971 1982
Coker Airfreight Texas Dallas Fort Worth 1969 1984 Renamed to Skyfreighters. Operated DC-3[395]
Coleman Air Transport Illinois Chicago Rockford 1977 1980 Founded by Philip Coleman.[396]
Colgan Air Tennessee 9L CJC COLGAN Memphis 1991 2012 Established an FBO (1965), flights began 1970, sold to Presidential Airways (1986), restarted as National Capital (1991), merged to Pinnacle Airlines
Colonial Air Transport New York New York-LaGuardia 1926 1930 To American Airlines
Colonial Airlines New Jersey New York-LaGuardia 1928 1956 Established as Canadian Colonial Airways, merged into Eastern Air Lines
Colonial Western Airways New York Albany 1927 1929 [397]
Colorado Airlines Colorado Crested Butte 1977 1979 Known as Crested Butte Air Service[398]
Columbia Air Virginia Washington National 1981 1982 [399]
Columbia Pacific Airlines Washington 7C Seattle-Tacoma 1977 2002 Established as Execuair in 1971[400]
Columbus Airlines Florida Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 1995 1996 Established as Liberty Airways[401]
Colvin Air Charter Georgia Athens Ben Epps 1999 2004 [402]
Comair Kentucky OH COM COMAIR Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Orlando		 1977 2012 Shut down by parent company Delta Air Lines
Comair Jet Express Kentucky Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 2000 2001 Delta Air Lines subsidiary[403]
Comanche Air Washington Ephrata 2000 2001 [404]
Combs Airways Colorado Denver 1957 1984 Began as Combs Freightair[405]
Command Air North Dakota 1966 1969 Merged into Red Baron Airlines[406]
Command Airways New York DD CMD COMMAND Hudson Valley 1965 1988 Renamed to Flagship Airlines
Commutair Texas Houston Bush 1978 1980 [407]
Commutaire International Airways Florida Miami 1976 1977 [408]
Commute Air Washington Spokane 1967 1968 [409]
Commuter Airlines New York Greater Binghamton 1964 1984 Established as Broome County Aviation
Commuter Airlines Iowa Sioux City 1965 1971 [410]
Compass Airlines Minnesota CP CPZ COMPASS Minneapolis–Saint Paul 2006 2020 Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Concord Airlines New Jersey 1970 1971 Third-level services[411]
Concord International Airlines Florida 1980 1982 Established as Jet Freight Cargo[412]
Connectair California CCR CONNECTAIR Santa Barbara 1980 1984 [413]
Conner Air Lines Florida CS Miami 1948 1992 Operated C-46, DC-3, DC-6, DC-8
Connie Kalitta Services Michigan CKS CONNIE Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 1967 1984 To American International Airways
Conquest Airlines Texas 5C CAC CONQUEST San Antonio 1986 1997 Acquired by Air L.A.[414]
Conquest Sun Airlines Georgia Atlanta 1993 1994 Renamed to AirTran Airways[415]
Continental Air Services, Inc Nevada Los Angeles 1965 A subsidiary of Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines Texas CO COA CONTINENTAL Houston Bush 1937 2012 Merged into United Airlines
Continental Charters Florida Miami 1945 1959 [416]
Continental Connection Cleveland Hopkins 2012 Included Cape Air, Colgan Air, CommutAir and Silver Airways, merged with United Express
Continental Express Texas CO Continental Express Cleveland Hopkins 1986 2012 Operations absorbed by United Express on merger of parent companies
Continental Lite Cleveland Hopkins 1993 1995 Airline within an airline, brand of Continental Airlines
Continental Micronesia Guam CS CMI AIR MIKE Guam 1968 2010 Founded as Air Micronesia. Subsidiary of Continental Airlines until 2012; subsidiary of UCH until 2017 when it was officially merged into United Airlines
Continental West Texas CO Los Angeles 1985 1986 New division of Texas Air Corporation[417]
Contract Air Cargo Michigan TSU TRANSAUTO Oakland County 1983 2005 Rebranded as Gulf and Caribbean Cargo
Cook Inlet Aviation Alaska CKA COOK-AIR Homer 1989 Renamed to Inlet Airlines[418]
Copper State Airlines Arizona ROD ROADRUNNER Douglas 1980 1982 [419]
Coral Air United States Virgin Islands VY VYK Saint Croix 1980 1985 Acquired the operation of Eastern Caribbean Airlines. Operated GAF Nomad, Embraer Bandeirante, Twin Otter[420]
Cordova Airlines Alaska Cordova 1934 1968 Acquired by Alaska Airlines[421]
Coronado Flyers California 1975 1981 Operated DC-3[422]
Corporate Air Fleet Tennessee CTX CATBIRD Nashville 1978 1998 [423]
Corporate Airlines Tennessee 3C CEA CORP X Smyrna 1996 2007 Renamed as Corporate Airlines in 1997. Changed name to RegionsAir in 2004.[424]
Corporate Express Airlines Tennessee Nashville 1996 1998 Renamed to Corporate Airlines[425]
Cortland Air Company Ohio Youngstown–Warren 2003 2009 [426]
Cosmopolitan Airlines New York Republic 1978 1980
Cromwell Air Lines Texas Dallas Love Field 1929 1931 Operated Stinson Aircraft Company[427]
Cross Sound Commuter Washington Seattle–Tacoma 1970 1974 [428]
Crown Airways Pennsylvania CRO CROWN AIRWAYS DuBois 1969 1994 Began as Allegheny Commuter, to Mesa Airlines
Cryderman Air Service Michigan Oakland County 1977 1978 [429]
Crystal Air Aviation California Van Nuys 2007 2012 Renamed to Fuga Air Charter[430]
Crystal Shamrock Airlines Minnesota CYT CRYSTAL AIR Minneapolis Crystal 1972 1991
Cumberland Airlines Maryland NQ Greater Cumberland 1969 1988 Established as Nicholson Air Services[431]
Curtiss Flying Service Massachusetts Boston 1929 1932 Operated amphibious aircraft
Curtiss Metropolitan Airplane Company Florida Miami-Opa Locka 1921 1924 Established as America Trans-Oceanic Company. Newspaper deliveries[432]
Custom Air Transport Florida 5R CTT CATT Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 1985 2008
Cutter Flying Service New Mexico Albuquerque 1969 1969 [433]

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